tick box

noun

A small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response.

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Meanings

nountick box (plural tick boxes)

plural tick boxes · alternative tickbox

  1. A small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response.

    There was a simple tick-box option to book a hire car on the island.

    2021 October 20, Stefanie Foster, “Comment: How to win leisure travellers”, in RAIL, number 942, page 3

    Synonyms: checkbox, ticky box

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response.

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checkboxticky box
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checkboxticky box
Cite this entry
APA

tick box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20box

MLA

“tick box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tick box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20box.

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